What I find odd is that people are surprised that a guy who writes comics about a psycho killing everyone who annoys him, a kid who is left at the whims of unimaginable horror because his parents actively hate him, or a cartoon about an incompetent alien invader who can only continue his mission because every human on earth is dumber that he is, doesn't really like people. I think both Squee and JTHM had letter sections in the back that were nothing more than a way to make fun of his fans. I love his work, but I never got the impression that he was anything less than a complete asshole.

I heard that Jhonen Vasquez was a huge cunt. Very rude to his fans, the way he responds to their emails and questions, greedy for money-hiring lawyers to sue everyone - and just an awful, negative person. But the stuff he created was absolutely wonderful. JTHM and Zim were fantastic!

A lot of things he did on the show wouldn't make it past the censors. A lot of parents didn't like the show and thought it was too dark. He thought that they made a mistake hiring him, especially since he was discovered via Johnny The Homicidal Maniac.

I remember reading about how in one episode, he had a girl whose foot was stuck in a gopher hole, and the entire fire brigade was trying to save her. They got into a huge debate about how offensive it was (this was right after 9/11).

It was cancelled because it was on at 9p.m. on Fridays. This was because it was a show for older kids and they deemed that the time slot for stuff as graphic as it was. The problem was families were watching other things at that time, so their demographic was never reached. As a result the show got poor ratings and was cancelled. Bummer. I think this would have made one of the best video games ever if they would have tried to make it one. It was already easily they best show.

It really should never have been marketed to kids, in my opinion. I absolutely love the show, but I'm not sure I'd let my six year old daughter watch it. It might have been more successful had it been marketed to an older audience with a twisted sense of humor.

As a huge fan boy, owner of every copy of Squee (including the complete graphic novel style book), JTHM (including both hard cover and paperback versions of the book), I Feel Sick (including the Spooky squeaky toy), Bad Art Collection, Everything Must be Smashed, Jellyfist, all Fillerbunny comics, the full Invader Zim set on DVD (and some Zim "action figures" I found at my local comic book store), a Schmee tattoo on my ribs, and a plan for the "Z?" on me somewhere.....I'm almost certain Jhonen would want nothing to do with people like me. OH! I also have 1 Squee and 1 JTHM tshirt.